Londrina, Brazil is home to the gorgeous new Palhano Eco-Market, a bright green gathering place adorned by chic sliding louvers and hanging roof gardens. Designed by <a href="http://www.guilhermetorres.com/">Studio Guilherme Torres</a>, the <a href="http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19">LEED</a>-worthy market was a bit of a challenge to put together with its low-lying design dictated by height restrictions and quite a bit of unattractive infrastructure to hide. But you'd never know that looking at it, would you?

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

Studio Guilherme Torres wanted to put Londrina, Brazil on the map

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

A relatively obscure part of the country, Londrina's community was in need of uplifting

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

The Palhano Eco-Market does just that by aggregating commerce in a friendly, semi-enclosed setting

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

The project aims to become LEED-certified

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

All locally-sourced and natural materials were used.

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

Water will be managed carefully - thanks to help provided by an environmental consultancy group

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

The building is well lit and ventilated, naturally

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

There are plenty of green areas throughout the rehabilitated complex, which we hope will usher in a new era of sustainable development in the city!

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Palhano Ecomarket by Studio Guilherme Torres

Londrina, Brazil is home to the gorgeous new Palhano Eco-Market, a bright green gathering place adorned by chic sliding louvers and hanging roof gardens. Designed by Studio Guilherme Torres, the LEED-worthy market was a bit of a challenge to put together with its low-lying design dictated by height restrictions and quite a bit of unattractive infrastructure to hide. But you'd never know that looking at it, would you?